Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois National Guard activated to secure state capitolJan 15, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois National Guard members will be on duty this weekend in Springfield in response to state capitols being threatened across the country, G...
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Positive COVID-19 test at venue where Illinois House metJan 15, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A positive test for COVID-19 at the venue where the Illinois House has been meeting is prompting calls for precautions. A positive result came b...
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'We're disheartened': Suburban chiefs disappointed by criminal justice billJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - No cash bail. No promise of state funding to help pay for and operate mandatory body cameras. No accusers' names on misconduct complaints against police officers, and no...
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As suburbs edge closer to looser restrictions, restaurants get some hope for indoor serviceJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - The suburbs and Chicago will stay under tough restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19, but trends indicate those could be lifted soon, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Fri...
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Illinois to begin next phase of COVID-19 vaccinations in 10 daysJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - With the state's first case of a more infectious variant of COVID-19 diagnosed Friday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker laid out a vaccination program that includes deploying the Illi...
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AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. ESTJan 14, 2021 6:00 am - Trump impeached after Capitol riot in historic second charge WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House for a historic second time Wednesda...
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The Daily Herald's last three impeachment front pages: A historyJan 14, 2021 4:30 am - The front page the Daily Herald made on Wednesday for Thursday morning was the second front page about a presidential impeachment in 13 months, and the third in about 22...
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Bill banning locked seclusion and face-down restraints in Illinois schools stallsJan 14, 2021 12:00 am - Editor's note: This story was originally published by ProPublica. Illinois lawmakers had the support to ban schools from locking students alone in a room or physically r...
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200 Illinois guard troops will go to DC to aid inaugurationJan 13, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker is sending about 200 members of the Illinois National to Washington, D.C., to help with security at next week's inauguration ...
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AP News in Brief at 11:09 p.m. ESTJan 13, 2021 6:00 am - Trump impeached after Capitol riot in historic second charge WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House for a historic second time Wednesda...